Category: General News
MARCH HARES
March 17th, 2026 by Catherine HydeMARCH: THE MONTH OF THE HARE AND MYTHOPOETIC ART Originating from Greek, mythopoetic means “myth-making” or creating narratives. It is an approach to art where the artist invents their own symbols, creatures, and stories to explore identity, memory, and existential themes, rather than retelling established ancient myths. The artist is not just the producer of […]
JANUARY 2026
January 2nd, 2026 by Catherine HydeJANUARY 2026 This year I am following the flight of the goose at dawn. We hear them heralding the morning with their call, feel the rush of their flight overhead, the early sun lighting their underbellies over the branch dark trees.
THE END OF THE YEAR
December 29th, 2025 by Catherine HydeTHE END OF THE YEAR 2025 is fast drawing to a close and I don’t remember a year that has seemed to slip by so swiftly. Back in January, I went on an Arvon workshop called Magic and Transformation at Totleigh Barton in Devon. The course, run by Helen Ivory and Jess Mookherjee was amazing […]
DECEMBER
December 7th, 2025 by Catherine HydeDECEMBER I have just returned home from an unexpected, as these things often are, spell in hospital. I am recovering well thanks to the care of all the amazing doctors and staff at Treliske in Cornwall. The timing could have been better. I am still catching up with orders but feeling much clearer headed and […]
NEW WORK
September 19th, 2025 by Catherine HydeNEW WORK I have been working on a series of new paintings featuring brown hares in winter landscapes. Originals and prints are available now and are selling fast. EXPLORE THE SHOP HERE
SEPTEMBER
September 1st, 2025 by Catherine HydeSEPTEMBER Free postage on all UK orders continues through September – books, calendars, prints, and originals.
AUGUST
August 5th, 2025 by Catherine HydeAUGUST I love the sense of summer’s slowing down as we enter August. The trees are dark and still, acorn and berry-rich. Along the riverbank, the hemlock is burnt brown where blackberries sprawl, ripening. Insects flutter drowsily, and the water barely moves, lazy and low. My painting sale continues over in my Gallery and Shop […]
PAINTING SALE
July 23rd, 2025 by Catherine HydePAINTING SALE A Summer painting sale – lots of work at reduced prices HERE
POETRY AWARD
July 2nd, 2025 by Catherine HydePOETRY AWARD I’m delighted to announce that DARKLING, THE OWL’S SONG has been shortlisted for this year’s Holyer an Gof Award for Poetry. Many congratulations to all the other nominees and winners! ‘The annual Gorsedh Kernow Holyer an Gof Awards were instigated in 1996 for books published in 1995 and are so named in memory […]
MIDSUMMER NEWS
June 6th, 2025 by Catherine HydeMIDSUMMER NEWS And suddenly we are nearly at the Summer Solstice. There are new works and new prints listed in the Gallery Shop, with a 10% discount for the rest of this month – do have a browse HERE The end of May saw the six days of Cornwall Open Studios. It was brilliantly organised […]